Charm Offensive

Second City Toronto Alumnus, Lindsay M. invites you to dig deep and explore the nuances of character through short form improvisation with CHARM OFFENSIVE.

This workshop aims to assist improvisors in becoming more charming & lovable on stage – even when playing the villain! Examine the parts of yourself that you may have deemed “wrong” or “bad” and find the levity hidden underneath. Bring a sense of play to seemingly unpleasant characters and taboo subject matters. Step outside of your own perspective to see the world through your character’s eyes. Through a series of scenes/ exercises we will draw out our silly and serious impulses to give humanity and humour to the varied characters we create.

You will learn about: Hidden objectives, emotional body parts, attitudes & tactics, misbehaviour, character informed by physicality, subtlety, truth in comedy, boring the audience (on purpose), status, mantras, and much more.

Lindsay is a Canadian Comedy Award- Nominated and Canadian Podcasting Award- Winning actor, improvisor, instructor, podcaster, social media personality. She is an alumnus of the Second City Toronto Mainstage, an alumnus of the internationally-acclaimed improvisation theatre, Loose Moose, and a graduate of the Mount Royal University Theatre Arts Acting Program.

Lindsay has worked as a performer for over almost two decades in various mediums (Theatre, Film, Television, Web, and Podcasting). As an artist she strives to create original and truthful work that tickles the funny bone and pulls at the heartstrings. Lindsay is currently based in Toronto.